What have I forgotten?

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puddleduck
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don't forget to add the annoying little recording "beep, beep, beep - this vehicle is reversing"
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Interesting link Geoff, I've remade several delta and albi trailers, and I have never had a "support chain" on an unbraked trailer. My understanding was if it was not fitted from original don't mess.
We can thank our euro friends for the new rules no doubt.
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puddleduck wrote:don't forget to add the annoying little recording "beep, beep, beep - this vehicle is reversing"
Can I record you for the warning message? Beep beep 'Get out of the #@*#'%€# way' !!! :shock:
Mercs are like women, no 2 are exactly alike. That's what testing is about. In general it is safer to test motors and props than women!
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Well no one got it - where are the the two warning triangles?! :oops:
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Alacrity wrote:Well no one got it - where are the the two warning triangles?! :oops:
Warning T plate to keep it period. :giggle:
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Alacrity wrote:I read that the common 7 pin trailer socket is being phased out post 2012 as new (UK I assume) legislation comes in which says that all new trailers have to have a reversing light. Does anyone know anything about this?
Just an update on this, I sold a boat at the weekend & the new lighting board I bought for them had the normal 7 pin plug but the new owners car - a 2010 Discovery (with recently fitted towing electrics) had the new 13 pin socket so an adaptor would be needed (or a new plug on the trailer board wiring). The 13 pin socket combines the two sockets you would have with a caravan plus it has reversing light wiring. See here for details.
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I sold a boat at the weekend


:o I thought you could only buy them :shock: Sellaphobic
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You are the 3rd person to say that to me! :hmmm: :(
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Not definitive by any means, but a useful reference if anybody's unsure (Or ask my wife she knows everything!) http://www.ntta.co.uk/
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